Accounting Coordinator (Maternity Cover)
| Posting date: | 24 May 2024 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 June 2024 |
| Location: | Aldershot, GU11 1EJ |
| Company: | Enterprise Rent-A-Car |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 482261 |
Summary
We’re Enterprise Mobility. A family-owned, world-class portfolio of brands that in the UK includes household names such as Enterprise Rent-A-Car. A Times Top 100 Graduate Employer, we’ve grown from a pioneering idea over 65-years ago, to the global mobility leader we are today. With a $35 billion turnover, nearly 90,000 team members and over 2.3 million vehicles across 95 countries, we’re here to advance the world, one journey at a time. Imagine what we could do for your career?
We are excited to announce an opening for an Accounting Coordinator (12month Maternity Cover) within our Contact Centre section of our ARMS® Business Services division in Aldershot Hampshire.
The role will provide an excellent opportunity for someone to take their first step on the Business Management career path and gain exposure to many of our business lines including, Insurance & Credit Hire, Credit Repair, Damage Recovery, Vehicle Repair, Contact Centre, Outsourcing as well as our Technology Companies under the new Entegral brand.
These are exciting times to join the team as we continue to look at opportunities for improvement, collaborating with the UK Rental Groups, the Corporate Offices (UK, EU, St Louis), external vendors, insurance partners and our Vehicle Repair Network, as well as how best to integrate other lines of business including Flex E, Enterprise Car Club and the Technology Companies into our operations. This role will focus supporting our Enterprise Repair Services business.
The primary responsibility of the role will be to ensure accurate financial reporting and compliance with all company policies and support all key initiatives of each business. We are looking for somebody with an inquisitive mind, looking for opportunities to help drive the overall business forward with a willingness to ‘think outside the box’ and question current business practices.
In this role you will be enrolled on our Business Management development plan which encompasses all elements of the business management role, setting you up for future development and future opportunities not only within Arms Business Services (ABS) but other Business Management roles across the UK. Alongside this, Enterprise will support study support towards either ACCA or CIMA on your quest to become a Chartered Accountant.
ABOUT THE TEAM
ARMS® Business Services is the division of our business that encompasses Entegral , the Damage Recovery Unit, Vehicle Repair, Enterprise Repair Services, Risk Management Services and ARMS® Claims Services. By combining our technology and insurance services under a single division, we have created a dynamic and comprehensive technology solution for our insurance and collision repair partners, as well as strengthened our mobility and replacement models for the future.
What is certain is that we encourage all of our employees to be the best they can be, and diversity is a priority in all areas of our business. We have been included in The Times list of Top 50 Employers for Women for seventeen years, as well as Stonewall’s index of Top 100 employers for LGBT inclusion in the workplace. We have also been recognised as a Disability Confident Leader, currently rank tenth in the Social Mobility Employer Index as well as being named a Race Equality Responsible Business Champion by BITC.
Enterprise Mobility is also still family-owned – our CEO Chrissy Taylor is the third generation of the Taylor family to run the company. This allows us to look forward even more confidently to the future, providing the stability we need to pursue the long-term good for our business, our employees and our customers, even in these challenging times.
ABOUT THE LOCATION
This role will be based in Aldershot, Hampshire. This position will be office based with the potential to work hybrid twice a week.
SALARY / HOURS
£25,000.00 per year based on 40hrs per week Monday- Friday 8:00- 17:00.
BENEFITS
- 25 days paid holidays a year + public holidays
- Life Assurance - 3 x Salary
- Short Term Disability
- Stakeholder Pension
- Our ‘promote from within policy’ means you can go as far as your talent will take you
- We offer flexible working dependent on business need as well study package included
Responsibilities
- Working with a variety of departments within our Contact Centre
- Exposure to different costings methods, including transactional costing
- Building relationships with a wide variety of departments to build new processes and efficiencies to reduce costs to the rental groups.
- Using analytical skills to help create Management Information for departments to provide insight into different aspects of their business such as outsource costs.
- Financial statement and balance sheet schedule reconciliation and investigation as required
- Upholding fiduciary responsibility by providing accurate and timely financial reporting
- Maintaining an environment of strong internal controls by operating within applicable laws, corporate and group policies
- Maintain a culture of ethical practice that demonstrates Enterprise core values
The successful candidate will have and be required to demonstrate the following skills and attributes:
- Numbers orientated
- Excellent problem solving, communication & time management skills
- Detail orientation and strong work ethic
- Ability to meet deadlines and think independently
- Ability to multi-task
- Ability to ‘think outside the box’ and willingness to question current practices
- Proven track record of building effective working relationships at all level
- Solid PC skills, basic level of Microsoft Word and intermediate level of Excel at a minimum
- Ability to manage a broad diverse workload and prioritisation skills
- Excellent communication, organisation and time management skills
- Strong attention to detail and accuracy of work
- Strong commercial sense and ability to think analytically
- Ability to organise and present information, views and concepts in a concise and understandable format for a variety of audiences
- Highly energetic, highly motivated, and detail orientated
- Intermediate / Advanced PC skills, particularly Microsoft Excel. Knowledge of Microsoft Access a plus
- Accounting / Finance / or Business-related degree, preferred
- ACCA, CIMA, AAT accreditation preferred or proven commitment to complete
- Commitment to the Business Management Career Path, with the willingness to relocate for future opportunities
- A commitment to enforce the company’s Business Ethics program and uphold high ethics standards
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Support offered to study a professional accounting qualification